| Dallas Man With Laptop, Cash Arrested At Detroit Airport
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On 11/19/2006 at 11:28 AM |
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Sisayehiticha Dinssa of Dallas will be held in custody at least until Monday, a U.S. magistrate ruled Wednesday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Leonid Feller said Dinssa is a potential risk to the community and federal agents want to get a warrant to search his computer more thoroughly, The Detroit News reported.
U.S. Magistrate Donald Scheer approved Feller's request to detain Dinssa, who is charged with concealing more than $10,000 in his luggage. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, plus forfeiture of the money, the newspaper reported.
Dinssa arrived in Detroit from Nigeria by way of Amsterdam and was headed for Phoenix, Feller said.
Dinssa, an unemployed U.S. citizen, was arrested at the airport Tuesday. An affidavit filed in court said a dog found the scent of narcotics on cash Dinssa carried.
When agents asked him if he had any cash to declare, he said he had $18,000. But when agents checked his luggage, they found an additional $60,883. When they scrolled through his laptop, they found the mysterious files, authorities said.
A message seeking comment was left Thursday with his lawyer, Leroy Soles.
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